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hurricane sandy that is. president obama originally asked for $60.4 billion. the g.o.p. says they're willing to give $23.8. they've weeded out anything not directly related to the hurricane including $13 billion that would build up future storm defenses. we're expecting a vote on that on friday. more bill press is coming up after the break. we're live in our chat room as always. you can join us there at current.com/billpress. see you there. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." >> bill: president obama puts joe biden in charge of the task force on guns and says you got one month! hey, joe you got one month to come up with some ideas. we're going to take them to congress. good morning everybody. welcome to the "full court press" this thursday morning. december 20. good to see you today. we're coming to you live from our nation's capital. bringing you up to date on all of the stories, the news of the day. happening here in our nation's capital. there is some news yesterday particularly on the gun control front. we'll tell you what's happening here, around the countr
hurricane sandy that is. president obama originally asked for $60.4 billion. the g.o.p. says they're willing to give $23.8. they've weeded out anything not directly related to the hurricane including $13 billion that would build up future storm defenses. we're expecting a vote on that on friday. more bill press is coming up after the break. we're live in our chat room as always. you can join us there at current.com/billpress. see you there. >> announcer: this is the "bill press...
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congressman sandy levin from michigan in studio, not hurricane sandy congressman sandy leen in studio. >> big difference. >> bill: top of the next hour here. we're talking energy issues, john kerry bringing global warming maybe to the state department. with coral davenport from "national journal." we'll get back to our conversation and your calls in just a second. with the holidays here, now is a great time for you to visit tryancestry.com and join me in this incredible journey of discovering your family's roots. probably heard me say i was able thanks to ancestry.com and their -- what was it? 10 or 14 billion historical documents online, i've been able to trace my family from delaware city delaware to salem new jersey and all the way across the pond to latvia to riga in latvia. now is the time to get into this. when your family gets together for your holiday fun you'll be able to share your discoveries. start today. share my incredible experience by visiting ancestry.com. see what you can discover with two weeks free. that's what they'll offer two weeks free. start your journey today
congressman sandy levin from michigan in studio, not hurricane sandy congressman sandy leen in studio. >> big difference. >> bill: top of the next hour here. we're talking energy issues, john kerry bringing global warming maybe to the state department. with coral davenport from "national journal." we'll get back to our conversation and your calls in just a second. with the holidays here, now is a great time for you to visit tryancestry.com and join me in this incredible...
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be ready to push through some gun legislation. 20 innocent children with six adults were killed at sandy hook elementary. president obama spoke to a crowd much more than 900 mourners. he was understandably very shaken up e specialspecially since this is not the first time he has had to deal with this tragedy. >> since i have been president, this is the fourth time we have come together to comfort a grieving community torn apart by mass shootings. these tragedies must end. and to end them, we must change. >> president obama very emotional during that speech, as he was in his address to the nation on friday. privately, he told connecticut governor dan malloy that friday was the most difficult day of his entire presidency. publically, he promised the country that he will use whatever power he has to present another shooting like this. and on nbc's meet the press, california senator dianne feinstein promised he will have a bill to work with. >> a bill to ban assault weapons. it will ban the sale, the transfer, the importation and the possession. >> feinstein said that bill will be introduced
be ready to push through some gun legislation. 20 innocent children with six adults were killed at sandy hook elementary. president obama spoke to a crowd much more than 900 mourners. he was understandably very shaken up e specialspecially since this is not the first time he has had to deal with this tragedy. >> since i have been president, this is the fourth time we have come together to comfort a grieving community torn apart by mass shootings. these tragedies must end. and to end them,...
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with doughnuts. >> bill: before we get to some of the political stuff hurricane sandy may have left us with one message which is global warming is real, climate change is real. you better start dealing with it. there is another person who delivered that message yesterday, the national oceanic and atmospheric association came out with a report, once again more evidence of climate change. here she is. the administrator. >> in 2012 we saw record lows in the amount of sea ice in the summertime and snow in the springtime. >> bill: so director lump enco says no doubt about it, it is upon us. >> climate change is with us. it is happening now. it is something we need to take seriously. >> bill: yeah. quick, somebody tell members of congress -- we simply hope that president obama will seize the moment and use his new powers to get something done on climate change this term. when he didn't, the first term. evan mcmorris -- santoro -- i didn't know whether the name was backwards. >> there are three of them. >> bill: three names always throws me. >> not santorum. >> i did go out on the campaign tr
with doughnuts. >> bill: before we get to some of the political stuff hurricane sandy may have left us with one message which is global warming is real, climate change is real. you better start dealing with it. there is another person who delivered that message yesterday, the national oceanic and atmospheric association came out with a report, once again more evidence of climate change. here she is. the administrator. >> in 2012 we saw record lows in the amount of sea ice in the...
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and not just after sandy hook but sandy hook seems to be the tipping point after so many of the other mass cars because you saw these 6-year-old kids, angels taken away. let's talk about that. yesterday, expressing a little frustration over president obama not being very specific, yesterday, later in the day, we got some good news on several fronts in this effort to respond to the gun violence in this country in an intelligent and across-the across-the-board way. let me tell you about a couple of things that happened. maybe you don't know. one of the big prior to equity firms, serberus said they were going to drop sell, get rid of the freedom group. the freedom group includes bushmaster, incorporated, whatever it is, the people who make the bushmast ter assault rifle. they got a call from the california teachers association which has a huge huge pension program, and they told them the california teachers pension group told them that they were going to drop their investment in serberus because of the freedom group. they said you don't have to abandoned us. we are going to dump the free
and not just after sandy hook but sandy hook seems to be the tipping point after so many of the other mass cars because you saw these 6-year-old kids, angels taken away. let's talk about that. yesterday, expressing a little frustration over president obama not being very specific, yesterday, later in the day, we got some good news on several fronts in this effort to respond to the gun violence in this country in an intelligent and across-the across-the-board way. let me tell you about a couple...
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and it is to benefit the victims of hurricane sandy so you have to go check that out. the stars of the hit abc series scandal tony goldwyn. we'll be right alright, in 15 minutes we're going to do the young turks. i think the number one thing that viewers like about the young turks is that we're honest. they know that i'm not bs'ing them with some hidden agenda, actually supporting one party or the other. when the democrats are wrong, they know that i'm going to be the first one to call them out. they can question whether i'm right, but i think that the audience gets that this guy, to the best of his ability, is trying to look out for us. ♪ we were skipping stones and letting go ♪ ♪ over the river and down the road ♪ [ female announcer ] at nature valley we know nature comes together in amazing ways. that's why we bring together natural ingredients, like dark chocolate with toasted oats, or sweet golden honey. perfect combinations of nature's delicious ingredients from nature valley. ♪ ♪ ♪ i was thinking that i hope this never ends ♪ [ female announcer ]
and it is to benefit the victims of hurricane sandy so you have to go check that out. the stars of the hit abc series scandal tony goldwyn. we'll be right alright, in 15 minutes we're going to do the young turks. i think the number one thing that viewers like about the young turks is that we're honest. they know that i'm not bs'ing them with some hidden agenda, actually supporting one party or the other. when the democrats are wrong, they know that i'm going to be the first one to call them...
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>> stephanie: we have representative sandy -- >> levin. >> stephanie: i was not going to mispronounce that. >> okay. >> stephanie: it is a bad nightmare repeating, isn't it jacki? >> the fiscal cliff negotiations? >> stephanie: yes. >> i love that they don't include the tax cuts for the middle class or the expiration for the bush tax cuts for the top 2%. and they are like here is our offer. if you are going to make a deal at least deal something somebody actually wants. >> yeah. >> stephanie: serious plan. they are like they won the election. >> it is totally farfetched and they are like i don't understand why he doesn't want it. >> stephanie: all right. here she is jacki schechner in the current news. >> good morning. we already know that ashley judd can show a much wider range of emotion that some. she has been taking steps to assess her options when it comes to running for office. she is doing opposition research on herself to see where she might be most vulnerable. mcconnell will be running for his sixth term another option is to run against senator rand powell in 2016. there is a
>> stephanie: we have representative sandy -- >> levin. >> stephanie: i was not going to mispronounce that. >> okay. >> stephanie: it is a bad nightmare repeating, isn't it jacki? >> the fiscal cliff negotiations? >> stephanie: yes. >> i love that they don't include the tax cuts for the middle class or the expiration for the bush tax cuts for the top 2%. and they are like here is our offer. if you are going to make a deal at least deal something...
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that's why for my upcoming benefit for victims of hurricane sandy, i booked the strongest, smartest comics i could find. my comedian friends and i will raise money to rebuild homes and lives one laugh at a time. so tune in next friday for my all star comedy special. >> together we can get new yorkers back to yelling at strangers and ignoring our friends. [ piano plays ] troy polamalu's going deeper. ♪ ♪ and so is head & shoulders deep clean. [ male announcer ] with 7 benefits it goes deep to remove grease, gunk and flakes. deep. like me. [ male announcer ] head & shoulders deep clean for men. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> you are even more beautiful to me now, because it is the real you. >> this is it isn't it? this is the real -- >> announcer: stephanie miller. >> yes. >> stephanie: oh you don't want that. the president yesterday. >> obama: if congress lets middle class tax goes up economists will tell you that means people will spend nearly $200 billion less than they otherwise would spend. consumer spending is going to go down. >> stephanie: if only we had someone we loved from congress to tell us
that's why for my upcoming benefit for victims of hurricane sandy, i booked the strongest, smartest comics i could find. my comedian friends and i will raise money to rebuild homes and lives one laugh at a time. so tune in next friday for my all star comedy special. >> together we can get new yorkers back to yelling at strangers and ignoring our friends. [ piano plays ] troy polamalu's going deeper. ♪ ♪ and so is head & shoulders deep clean. [ male announcer ] with 7 benefits it...
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hurricane sandy and also the families who may need financial help with burial from sandy hook they are giving a significant gift to both and we'll put the amount on the web site. transparency. i'm into transparency. >> bill: you're founder for goats for the old goat. but if people want to help and we have a very generous group of listeners and viewers as they've demonstrated on many many occasions. how do people help? i want to give you a goat. gaw to goats for the old goat.com. goats for the old goat and you go to shop or donate and there it is. we also have t-shirts, we have these goat totes beautiful hearts but if you want to give a goat it is all on the same site goatsfortheoldgoat.com. >> bill: you started this a year and a half ago. >> i started it for my 60th birthday. i woke up one morning and i said i'm an old goat. >> bill: how many goats have you -- >> we've sold about 3,000 goats so far. >> bill: whoa! >> yeah. so i'm so excited about it. you know, i have to say i'm a little crazy. i kiss each goat before i give it away. i'm a little nuts. >> bill: all right. do i have to k
hurricane sandy and also the families who may need financial help with burial from sandy hook they are giving a significant gift to both and we'll put the amount on the web site. transparency. i'm into transparency. >> bill: you're founder for goats for the old goat. but if people want to help and we have a very generous group of listeners and viewers as they've demonstrated on many many occasions. how do people help? i want to give you a goat. gaw to goats for the old goat.com. goats for...
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that's why for my upcoming benefit for victims of hurricane sandy, i booked the strongest, smartest comics i could find. my comedian friends and i will raise money to rebuild homes and lives one laugh at a time. so tune in next friday for my all star comedy special. >> together we can get new yorkers back to yelling at strangers and ignoring our friends. [ ♪ theme ♪ ] >> announcer: broadcasting >> announcer: broadcasting across the nation, on your radio and on current tv, this is the bill press show. bill yes indeed. president obama in michigan, joining the fight against the right-to-work legislation. good morning everybody. it is tuesday december 11. you're watching the full-court press here on current tv and you're listening to it on your local talk radio station and on sirius x.m. this hour. welcome, welcome, welcome to the program. here we go as we tackle the issues of the day here on this tuesday, december 11. and, of course, give. >> chance to get involved in the conversation. not just to hear what's going on but to talk about what it means to you. you can follow us on twitter at
that's why for my upcoming benefit for victims of hurricane sandy, i booked the strongest, smartest comics i could find. my comedian friends and i will raise money to rebuild homes and lives one laugh at a time. so tune in next friday for my all star comedy special. >> together we can get new yorkers back to yelling at strangers and ignoring our friends. [ ♪ theme ♪ ] >> announcer: broadcasting >> announcer: broadcasting across the nation, on your radio and on current tv,...
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> bill: michael they're still counting ballots like in new jersey and new york because of hurricane sandy, there were some ballots -- paper ballots they couldn't get in. every day the president's margin keeps growing to the point where he's got 51% of the vote now. mitt romney, 47%. 47%. >> i think president obama's the first democrat in -- since roosevelt to break 50 and he's broken it twice, right? >> the first to do it twice. i think johnson did it once. >> of course, johnson did it once. that's right. get somebody in here that knows something. not that you don't. >> hey, thanks a lot! >> not just the politics aspect. >> that's right. of course johnson did it. obama did it twice. >> bill: so it turned out despite all of the talk ahead of time about how close this is and real nail-biter -- it turned out to be an historic win for obama. >> but none of these states were -- what's really curious is what republican polls were telling -- pollsters were telling. i talked to paul ryan the other day. he really thought they were going to win. they were told that. >> bill: they were drinking thei
> bill: michael they're still counting ballots like in new jersey and new york because of hurricane sandy, there were some ballots -- paper ballots they couldn't get in. every day the president's margin keeps growing to the point where he's got 51% of the vote now. mitt romney, 47%. 47%. >> i think president obama's the first democrat in -- since roosevelt to break 50 and he's broken it twice, right? >> the first to do it twice. i think johnson did it once. >> of course,...
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the administration's coordinated effort to put forth new policies in the wake of friday's tragedy at sandy hook elementary school. vice president biden is going to be in charge. at the same time, the administration says it is now fully supportive of senator dianne feinstein's plans to sponsor legislation that would ban certain assault weapons and is also open to getting behind policies that would limit high-capacity magazines and also close gun show loopholes. >>> meanwhile, the national rifle association which has been silent since friday says it is going to hold a major press conference this coming friday. it released its first statement yesterday saying that it was shocked, sadden and heartbroken by the murders in newtown and says it has been laying low out of respect for the families. and as a matter of common decency. the gun lobby is prepared to offer meaningful contributions to make sure this kind of tragedy doesn't happen again. we don't know yet what that means. we're back with more steph after the break. stay with us. jennifer >>>> it's these "talking points" that the right have
the administration's coordinated effort to put forth new policies in the wake of friday's tragedy at sandy hook elementary school. vice president biden is going to be in charge. at the same time, the administration says it is now fully supportive of senator dianne feinstein's plans to sponsor legislation that would ban certain assault weapons and is also open to getting behind policies that would limit high-capacity magazines and also close gun show loopholes. >>> meanwhile, the...
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asking congress for $64 billion for emergency aide to help states rebuild in the aftermath of hurricane sandy. they will take a vote on it today, but republicans are pursuing a much slower give the money as it is needed approach. the states will spend about $9 billion in 2013 and the rest will be divided fairly evenly over the last two years. last night's 1212 benefit concert raised money for poverty in the area. and while congress is waiting on the president and house speaker john boehner to come to some sort of deal to avert the fiscal cliff it is keeping busy with other business. it is passing the no fly act to allow them to determine which luggage will be rescreened. most bags with checked a second time and that leads to a lot of people missing their flights. we're back after the break. you know who's coming on to me now? you know the kind of guys who do like verse mortgage commercials? those types are coming on to me all the time now. >> she gets the comedians laughing... >> that's hilarious! >> ...and the thinkers thinking. >> okay, so there's wiggle-room in the ten commandments is what
asking congress for $64 billion for emergency aide to help states rebuild in the aftermath of hurricane sandy. they will take a vote on it today, but republicans are pursuing a much slower give the money as it is needed approach. the states will spend about $9 billion in 2013 and the rest will be divided fairly evenly over the last two years. last night's 1212 benefit concert raised money for poverty in the area. and while congress is waiting on the president and house speaker john boehner to...
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>> that's from my upcoming benefit for victims of hurricane sandy. i booked the strongest, smartest comics i could find. my comedian friends and i will raise money to rebuild homes and lives one laugh at a time. >> awe damn, the lights are out! you know what? i'll watch a little television until they come back on. >> only on current tv. [ ♪ theme ♪ ] . >> this is "the bill press show," live on your radio and current t.v. >> bill: all right. already 26 minutes after the hour reed epsteed political reporter for politico. talking being susan rice now peter, twitter world, live this morning. >> tweeting at bp show @bp show. sharon more says she got acorn, van jones and sheroded. the backlash for women and minorities against the g.o.p. might be worth more than having her in the position if you are looking at it from a political standpoint. my pre-dix is susan rice senator or better. 2016 or beyond. >> huffingtonpost.com, their lead story barack obama avoids fight over susan rice. huffington post. politico. politico. >> that's the lead story. some reid
>> that's from my upcoming benefit for victims of hurricane sandy. i booked the strongest, smartest comics i could find. my comedian friends and i will raise money to rebuild homes and lives one laugh at a time. >> awe damn, the lights are out! you know what? i'll watch a little television until they come back on. >> only on current tv. [ ♪ theme ♪ ] . >> this is "the bill press show," live on your radio and current t.v. >> bill: all right. already 26...
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. >> 69% of new york state residents believe climate change was responsible for hurricane sandy. according to a sienna research institute poll that was released yesterday afternoon 69% of the people in new york state believe a hoax. 69% of the people of new york state prove that you can politicize science turn it into a political issue and then forge political agreement and association on that basis with it. >> exactly what scientists predicted would happen and it happened. >> stephanie: all right. sexy liberal hal sparks next on "the stephanie miller show." governor tomorrow night. she is awesome. we'll be right back on the "stephanie miller show." rrrrenttvccccm01841
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and you think okay, chris perry sandy -- kris perry sandy steir are human beings and we should be treated equally under the law because we're human beings. it is not a radical idea if you think of it as something as simple as that. then it doesn't make as much of a difference -- it shouldn't make as much of a difference to folks who say they know better. who should be married and who shouldn't. really, you should be thinking is it fair to say to a group of people you don't get to have something everybody else has because of one trait that you have. it is -- it's really something that -- isn't -- no longer acceptable to be sort of openly discriminatory or hateful toward a group of people. i'm happy about where this is headed. i feel like we're going to put this to rest. >> stephanie: you said in terms of the tea leaves, you said you can't imagine they took this to move us backward. >> no. that's what sandy and i were talking about. to reverse two lower court rulings from the same court system that the supreme court supports would be saying not only to the people of california but to those
and you think okay, chris perry sandy -- kris perry sandy steir are human beings and we should be treated equally under the law because we're human beings. it is not a radical idea if you think of it as something as simple as that. then it doesn't make as much of a difference -- it shouldn't make as much of a difference to folks who say they know better. who should be married and who shouldn't. really, you should be thinking is it fair to say to a group of people you don't get to have something...
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ruth is in sandy hook connecticut. >> good morning, bill. i am calling to say, please keep feeling guilty. >> why? >> because this adorable company does things to make sure that they don't pay taxes in the u.s. there is a thing called -- this was in "the new york times." it's double-dutch sandwich which reduces taxes by routing profits through irish subsidarbs like they are in i think arizona, even when they do things in california they manage to ship a part somewhere else. so they are one of the worst, even worse than wal-mart in terms of what they might have contributed to to. i take it that $24,000,000,000. >> they are avoiding in taxes . >> one little tiny thing, they have had the opportunity over the courses of the years to do things in a much safer way when they manufacture in china and all over the place. >> no. there have been stories about the working conditions in china which is another reason i am glad these jobs are coming here. ruth ruth, you make a good point. i feel good about apple but we also have to change the tax laws so t
ruth is in sandy hook connecticut. >> good morning, bill. i am calling to say, please keep feeling guilty. >> why? >> because this adorable company does things to make sure that they don't pay taxes in the u.s. there is a thing called -- this was in "the new york times." it's double-dutch sandwich which reduces taxes by routing profits through irish subsidarbs like they are in i think arizona, even when they do things in california they manage to ship a part...
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>> this is the comics benefit for sandy relief. it will be with colin quinn, daryle hammond, susie essman rosy perez, and me. you can come to the actual big show monday night at www.92y/org comics. >> stephanie: do it. >> i think people actually spell susie essman to insult them. >> stephanie: yes. [♪ "world news tonight" theme ♪] >> stephanie: representative washington fox. >> oh yeah. >> stephanie: the republican in north carolina she [ inaudible ] a lonely staff member for daring to step foot in the members only elevator. the regular elevator was being occupied by furniture movers and as soon as fox stepped into the elevator she allegedly demanded to know for who the staffer worked before demanding that she get out. and then she directed to the sign posted in the elevator and said i just hope we are hiring people that know how to read. >> wow! [ applause ] >> stephanie: karl rove will be fax on fox news. >> did a producer get permission. >> stephanie: yeah doing fox business, barney and company. >> nobody watches that. >> st
>> this is the comics benefit for sandy relief. it will be with colin quinn, daryle hammond, susie essman rosy perez, and me. you can come to the actual big show monday night at www.92y/org comics. >> stephanie: do it. >> i think people actually spell susie essman to insult them. >> stephanie: yes. [♪ "world news tonight" theme ♪] >> stephanie: representative washington fox. >> oh yeah. >> stephanie: the republican in north carolina she [...
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. >> 69% of new york state residents believe climate change was responsible for hurricane sandy. according to a sienna research institute poll that was released yesterday afternoon 69% of the people in new york state believe a hoax. 69% of the people of new york state prove that you can politicize science turn it into a political issue and then forge political agreement and association on that basis with it. >> exactly what scientists predicted would happen and it happened. >> stephanie: all right. sexy liberal hal sparks next i'm going to be on with the governor tomorrow night. she is awesome. we'll be right back on the "stephanie miller show." ñ [ ♪ theme ♪ ] >> stephanie: hello it current tv world. hour number three. sexy liberal hal sparks on his way. of all of the electoral gifts this one keeps giving, which one makes you happier? fox news puts karl rove on the bench or elizabeth warren to sit on banking committee? >> i'm going to go with elizabeth warren on the banking committee. >> stephanie: another little nugget. maxine waters to take over for barney frank on the ba
. >> 69% of new york state residents believe climate change was responsible for hurricane sandy. according to a sienna research institute poll that was released yesterday afternoon 69% of the people in new york state believe a hoax. 69% of the people of new york state prove that you can politicize science turn it into a political issue and then forge political agreement and association on that basis with it. >> exactly what scientists predicted would happen and it happened. >>...
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museum benefit for victims of hurricane sandy, i booked the strongest, smartest comics i could find. my comedian friends and i will raise money to rebuild homes and lives one laugh at a time. so tune in next friday for my all star comedy special. >> together we can get new yorkers back to yelling at strangers and ignoring our friends. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." live on your radio and current >> this is the full court press, "the bill press show," live on your radio and on current tv. >> bill: here we go 25 minutes after the hour now, monday december 10th, a member of the president's president's cabinet, labor secretary hilda solis in studio with us in the next segment. talk about the job numbers for november that came out and the economy overall, job numbers came out on friday. very important decision by the supreme court. i want to bring you up to date on but first, peter, on the social media world? >> peter: tweeting @bpshow. a little nugget in the last interview from michigan on the right to work situation, the koch brothers have gotten involved. they are there.
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yesterday, a national review article claimed that the sandy hook tragedy occurred because women were running the school. and what the school needed was "male aggression for protection." the article made no mention of the fact that male aggression was the problem. this same sexist and frankly insane line of reasoning is what keeps women out of military combat even though they have time and again proven to be heroes. like kimberly munley, the police officer who took down the shooter in the 2009 fort hood massacre that killed 14 people. last month four female service members and the aclu filed a federal lawsuit to overturn the pentagon's exclusion of women from combat. they argue that the restrictions are unconstitutional and have created "a brass ceiling." i love that. the plaintiffs all have served in iraq or afghanistan in dangerous combat-related missions. two even have purple hearts, a combat declaration after being wounded on the battlefield. zoe bedell is one of the plaintiffs. she joins me here in new york to discuss why this exclusion needs to be overturned. captain, welcome to
yesterday, a national review article claimed that the sandy hook tragedy occurred because women were running the school. and what the school needed was "male aggression for protection." the article made no mention of the fact that male aggression was the problem. this same sexist and frankly insane line of reasoning is what keeps women out of military combat even though they have time and again proven to be heroes. like kimberly munley, the police officer who took down the shooter in...
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he totally flipped and rejected the pleas of senator debby standard of care stabenow, sandy levin, all of the rest of the delegation john conyers. they asked him, don't sign this thing. let the legislate do its thing. don't sign this thing. if you do sign it, if you feel you have to sign it, then at least veto out the money in it. and if there is no money in it, then that right-to-work legislation could be subject to a referendum. it would go to the people and the people would get to vote on whether the they approve it or not. governor rick snyder having already, number 1, again, flipped from non-support to support, he then rejected their pleas. he signed the legislation and he left the money in meaning it cannot be the subject of a refer endim. there is no doubt why he did it. let's talk about it. 866-55-press. as president obama said the other day, this will legislation is anti-worker. what it means is it encourage people to freeload encourages people who work in union shops to refuse to pay their dues but yet they still get all of the benefits that all of the other dues-paying membe
he totally flipped and rejected the pleas of senator debby standard of care stabenow, sandy levin, all of the rest of the delegation john conyers. they asked him, don't sign this thing. let the legislate do its thing. don't sign this thing. if you do sign it, if you feel you have to sign it, then at least veto out the money in it. and if there is no money in it, then that right-to-work legislation could be subject to a referendum. it would go to the people and the people would get to vote on...
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that's why for my upcoming benefit for victims of hurricane sandy, i booked the strongest, smartest comics i could find. my comedian friends and i will raise money to rebuild homes and lives one laugh at a time. so tune in next friday for my all star comedy special. >> together we can get new yorkers back to yelling at strangers and ignoring our friends. >> cenk: we have positive developments on the so-called war on drugs. they say it's not working in legalizing marijuana. now in a documentary called "breaking the taboo." this is what bill clinton said. >> we could have fighting and killing over cigarettess if we made it a felony over a cigarette, so we legalized it. if all you do is try to find a police or military solution to the problem, a lot of people die and it doesn't solve the problem. >> cenk: i wish he would have said that while he was in office. a lot of politicians say i can't believe we did that. that's really stupid. can you please reach that conclusion before you leave office. and of course jimmy carter, also on the right side. >> when i was president in 1979 i made my defin
that's why for my upcoming benefit for victims of hurricane sandy, i booked the strongest, smartest comics i could find. my comedian friends and i will raise money to rebuild homes and lives one laugh at a time. so tune in next friday for my all star comedy special. >> together we can get new yorkers back to yelling at strangers and ignoring our friends. >> cenk: we have positive developments on the so-called war on drugs. they say it's not working in legalizing marijuana. now in a...
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. >> we have already seen another guy walk into sandy took with a pipe that said assault weapon on it. and that shows a need for better security in schools. >> stephanie: yeah and we have got to bring logic back into this. you have to look at the last few and say, it is a young mentally disturbed guy that was addicted to violent video games, and you have to look at the whole picture. >> yes, there are all sorts of things. i don't think somebody who is in their 20s, 30s, and 40s is going to be -- i don't think their brain chemistry is going to be changed by what movies they watch or what tv shows they watch or what games they play. perhaps that's true with seven, eight, nine, ten, 11-year-olds. all of those games and movies and tv shows are labeled, and then we have to talk about families, but that doesn't mean we have to stop talking about gun control or mental health. >> stephanie: right. we would have a harder time legally -- that has been tried many times the video games, and it falls under first amendment. >> and there are volunteer ratings on every video game sold. >> stephanie:
. >> we have already seen another guy walk into sandy took with a pipe that said assault weapon on it. and that shows a need for better security in schools. >> stephanie: yeah and we have got to bring logic back into this. you have to look at the last few and say, it is a young mentally disturbed guy that was addicted to violent video games, and you have to look at the whole picture. >> yes, there are all sorts of things. i don't think somebody who is in their 20s, 30s, and...
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believer in climate change to understand the ding dangers from extreme weather are already here after sandy, after katrina, after record droughts in the midwest, why aren't we seeing more meaningful action from congress on climate change? well, i got four words for you: charles & david koch conservative brothers with combined net worth of $80,000,000,000, $80,000,000,000 have spent a fortunate to kill climate legislation. they have also funded climate change denial science, and they've waged an all-out attack on clean air laws of the. the top 25 senators who have received the most campaign cash from from, seven sitting here today on the environmental public works committees and big surprise. they are all republicans and they have all voted in favor of oil interests. john barasso, jim inhoff and lamar alexander have voted for fossil fuels 94% of the time. the koch brothers have given $60 million to groups that fund climate denial research including senator jim demint's new home the heritage foundation. right now, halfway across the world in doha qatar, world leaders are meeting for climate t
believer in climate change to understand the ding dangers from extreme weather are already here after sandy, after katrina, after record droughts in the midwest, why aren't we seeing more meaningful action from congress on climate change? well, i got four words for you: charles & david koch conservative brothers with combined net worth of $80,000,000,000, $80,000,000,000 have spent a fortunate to kill climate legislation. they have also funded climate change denial science, and they've...
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that's why for my upcoming benefit for victims of hurricane sandy, i booked the strongest, smartest comics i could find. my comedian friends and i will raise money to rebuild homes and lives one laugh at a time. so tune in next friday for my all star comedy special. >> together we can get new yorkers back to yelling at strangers and ignoring our friends. >> stephanie miller. >> screw santa! let's have some fun! >> stephanie: it is the "the stephanie miller show." welcome to it. hump days with sexy liberal hal sparks next hour. 34 minutes after the hour. why there's only one man who understands and that's -- >> he's a crown. that -- >> pierce. >> charlie pierce, political columnist for esquire.com. ♪ why is everybody always laughing with me ♪ >> stephanie: good morning charlie pierce. >> it is wednesday not tuesday but it is wednesday with tuesday in its heart. >> stephanie: are you feeling better? >> i have a medical condition which requires them to take a pint of blood out of me once a month so we did that yesterday. so in the ultimate act of post-feminist revenge, i have to bleed onc
that's why for my upcoming benefit for victims of hurricane sandy, i booked the strongest, smartest comics i could find. my comedian friends and i will raise money to rebuild homes and lives one laugh at a time. so tune in next friday for my all star comedy special. >> together we can get new yorkers back to yelling at strangers and ignoring our friends. >> stephanie miller. >> screw santa! let's have some fun! >> stephanie: it is the "the stephanie miller...